[Coco] Did you know that...

[Sean]

I have no memories from this catalog.  I was 4 years old. :-)

Though that is an awesome piece of history, thanks for that link!

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Christian Lesage <hyperfrog at gmail.com> wrote:

> Long before the PC era, Tandy once sold computers made by other

> manufacturers, like the IMSAI 8080, the Vector-1, the SWTPC 6800, and the

> Sol-20.

>

> If you doubt it, take a look at this 1978 catalog :

> http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r/Tandy_TOC_Frames_Page.htm

>

> This is a strange catalog, indeed. I never heard of it before. Note that

> most of the third-party computers cost quite a bit more than Tandy's own

> TRS-80 Model I, which was featured on the very last page and the back cover.

> Marketing strategy? Were they really interested in selling those third-party

> computers?

>

> Did you buy any of these from Tandy? Tell us about your memories!

>

> Christian

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